Mike Lindell Says He's Taking Legal Action in Pursuit of a Recount
Lindell says the $825,000 recount payment is on hold as his campaign disputes the state’s plan to recount only two candidates’ votes.
- On Monday, MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell withheld the $825,000 payment required for a recount of the Minnesota Republican gubernatorial primary, disputing the scope of the process proposed by the Secretary of State's office.
- After losing the August 11 primary to House Speaker Lisa Demuth by 45,000 votes, Lindell demanded a full recount citing alleged "anomalies in election night reporting identified by Mike Lindell's team."
- Disputing the state's "contingent plan," Lindell argues counting only his and Demuth's votes violates state law, which defines a recount as "the number of votes validly cast for the office or question to be recounted."
- Missing the Monday midnight deadline for payment, Lindell's team launched "immediate legal action" to pause the process, requesting Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon waive the cutoff until a court rules on recount parameters.
- This effort reflects Lindell's broader campaign to challenge electronic voting machines, extending his unsubstantiated claims regarding the 2020 election, despite Minnesota officials finding no irregularities in the recent primary.
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Duluth News Tribune
Mike Lindell says he's taking legal action in pursuit of a recount
The former MyPillow CEO says he will file a temporary restraining order after the Secretary of State's Office said it would only recount votes for Lindell and House Speaker Lisa Demuth.
MAGA election denier's campaign blows past recount deadline: 'I'm not paying'
MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell has refused to pay for a recount in his campaign for governor after claiming the election was riddled with fraud. This comes after the election denier squandered millions of dollars of his fortune in a quest to prove President Donald Trump won the 2020 election.Lindell's campaign announced Monday that it was withholding the money, hours before the 11:59 p.m. cutoff set by Minnesota election officials, KSTP reported.The …
Mike Lindell Stops Payment for Primary Election Recount
“Republican gubernatorial candidate Mike Lindell says he has withheld payment to cover the cost of a recount after this month’s loss in the primary election, claiming the Secretary of State’s Office proposed an unlawful process to recount the votes,” the Minnesota Star Tribune reports. “Lindell needed to submit $825,000 to the state by midnight Monday […]
Washington Examiner
Conservative News DailyMike Lindell accuses Minnesota of ‘bait and switch’ in recount efforts
MyPillow founder-turned-political activist Mike Lindell announced he was withholding his $825,000 payment for a recount in the recent Minnesota gubernatorial primary. He accused Minnesota’s secretary of state of engaging in a last-minute “bait and switch” on the “scope of the recount.” Lindell was told the recount would apply only to votes cast for the two Republican candidates, whereas Lindell claimed he was initially told it would apply to vot…
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